Chemistry and Biochemistry

Fall 2024

All seminars are held in person on Fridays at 1 p.m. in Glenn Hall, Room 310, unless indicated elsewhere.

All are welcome to attend and contribute.  Refreshments provided!

Email Dr. Daniel Clark at ddclark@csuchico.edu with any seminar questions.

September 6

Dr. Deepali Bhandari, CSU Long Beach

"To Akt or Not to Akt: Role of Protein Kinase B Isoforms in Regulation of Cellular Stress Signaling"

(This is a Zoom seminar but still held in Glenn 310)

September 13

Dr. Sadisha Nanayakkara, Chico State

"Rational Design of Semiconducting Materials for Enhanced Photovoltaic and Battery Performance"

September 20

Dr. Li Li and David Chian, Merck-San Francisco

"An Introduction to Merck Sharp & Dohme and Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Metabolism, and Bioanalytics Department (PDMB)"

September 27 

Dr. Adam Renslo, UC San Francisco

"From Ultra-Large Library Docking to Potent, in vivo Active Antivirals for SARS-CoV2 and other Coronaviruses"

October 11

Preston Lawson, chemistry major, Chico State

"Developing 3D Printable Conductive Inks for Energy Storage"

October 18 

Dr. Craig Lindsley, Vanderbilt University

"New Therapeutic Advances to Treat Movement Disorders"

November 1

Dr. Mark Mascal, UC Davis

"Chemocatalytic Conversion of Plant Biomass into Sustainable Replacements for Petroleum Products"

November 15

Dr. Brian Rolczynski, UNR

"Understanding Structure and Transport in Scaffolded Molecular Networks"

December 6

Angelo Vicini, chemistry major, Chico State

"Investigating Semi-Transparent Agrivoltaics and Shading Impacts on Lettuce Plant Growth"